Do not erase parameters that could logically apply now or in the future because you do not yet have data (such as financial results) or because the parameter does not apply today (such as defunct date), except the genre parameter, which pertains only to publishing companies, and the aum parameter, which applies only to financial services companies. You may erase a parameter if it can never logically be applicable.

Note that the examples below are for demonstration purposes only and do not necessarily reflect actual data.

name

The full, legal name of the company, correctly reproducing punctuation and abbreviations or lack thereof.

logo

The company's current, primary wordmark or logo. Use the logo of the entity that is the subject of the article; the logo used may be different from the logo used on consumer products, particularly if the article is about a parent company or holding company.

For companies that use both a wordmark and a logo, upload a file that shows the two in combination if the combined form serves as the company's primary identity mark.

For a wordmark example, see Google; for a logo example, see Apple Inc.; for a combined logo and wordmark example see Altria.

Trade name, doing business as, d/b/a or fictitious business name under which a company presents itself to the public. This parameter is used only when the company has a legally registered trade name that is different from the company's full, legal name.

Example:

"Cellco Partnership" is the full, legal name of the company that trades as "Verizon Wireless". This template's name parameter, therefore would be set as Cellco Partnership, while its trading_name parameter would be set as Verizon Wireless.

native_name

The full, legal non-English name of the company as it appears in the company's home country language, reproducing any punctuation or abbreviations. For Chinese and Korean names' syntax, see the "Embedding" section below.

Examples:

ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse

Нефтяна́я Компа́ния Ю́КОС

romanized_name

Native name in Latin script. Use only if the company is based in a non-English speaking country and it has no official rendering of its native name in Latin script. If such a rendering exists, assign it to native_name and omit this parameter.

former_name

Former names, if a rebranding had occurred in the past

type

Type of the company (not their type of incorporation), wikilinked where possible. To list percentages owned of a private company, use the ownership parameter (see below).

Examples:

[[Privately held company|Private]]

[[Public company|Public]]

[[Subsidiary]]

[[Division (business)|Division]]

traded_as

If applicable, the primary stock exchange where the company's stock is listed, followed by its stock ticker symbol/symbols for the company (use stock ticker templates where possible; see श्रे:Ticker symbol templates). Information about the company's status as a component of a major index can also be added. If more than one symbol or index is involved, use {{Unbulleted list}} to format them.

1. Used for media or publishing companies - Genres of works published by the company, listed alphabetically and wikilinked where possible. If publishing is the company's primary activity, consider using {{Infobox publisher}} rather than this template.

If more than one entry is required here, use {{Unbulleted list}} to format the list.

Date and location of the company's establishment / foundation. For date, use {{Start date and age}}. For the location, use a format such as [[City, State or Province]], Country or [[City]], Country (i.e. link only the location's most specific element, per WP:OVERLINK). Per WP:ICON, do not include flag icons; a company's location, ownership and liability, for instance, may exist in or across more than one country/region/etc.

Examples:

{{Start date and age|1975|04|27}} in [[Teaneck, New Jersey]], United States

{{Start date and age|1925|12|02}} in [[Malmö]], Sweden

founder

(or founders) The founder/entrepreneur/s who founded the company, wikilinked if notable. If more than one person, list alphabetically by surname using {{Unbulleted list}}.List the founders alphabetically by surname. Use {{ubl}} to format the entries.

hq_location_country : Location of the company's headquarters. If using hq_location_city or hq_location_country, reserve hq_location for e.g. a region or a city district; only include/link more specific elements such as road or street addresses if they as themselves are notable. As with founded above, also maintain WP:OVERLINK and WP:ICON.

Number of places at or in which the company has a [visible, public?] presence. Include the type of place (e.g. "store", "outlet") if the same for most/all instances.

Examples:

815 stores

{{Unbulleted list|456 outlets/concessions|8 depots}}

num_locations_year

The year associated with the data presented by num_location. Only appears (as a parenthesis appended to num_locations) if/when num_locations also supplied.

area_served

(or areas_served) Geographic area or areas in which the company does business. Use the largest appropriate geographic area or areas (i.e. if, for instance, a company trades in nearly every province in Canada, use e.g. |area_served=Most of Canada rather than listing every province). As above, if more than one entry is required, use {{Unbulleted list}} to present them alphabetically; and avoid wikilinking any area or location name already linked in previous parameters.

Examples:

Worldwide

North America

[[New York metropolitan area]]|<nowiki>{{Unbulleted list|[[Contiguous United States|United States (contiguous)]]|[[Puerto Rico]]|[[United States Virgin Islands]]}}

key_people

Up to four key individuals closely associated with the company. If there is more than one entry, use {{ubl}} to format the entries. List the figures in order of organizational role importance. Give job title(s) in parentheses (round brackets); these job titles are capitalized per WP:Manual of Style (capital letters) because they follow the name. If a founder is already listed in the founder parameter, do not list them again here as a founder; if the founder still holds an executive job with the company, you may however list them along with their job title (Chairman, President, etc.)

Generally list prominent, current executives within the company holding key positions such as chairman, chief executive officer, president, VP of design, etc., but do not list roles below chief officer level if they are not notable. Do include top executives even not individually notable, but do not wikilink them.

Use popular names rather than formal names if the key figure has an existing Wikipedia article.

It may be appropriate to add, at the end, past executives who played an especially prominent role in the company's history.

Any significant brand names / imprints / etc. used by the company that differ from its name. If more than one, list using {{hlist}}.

production

The number of units produced in the most recent year and the year prior, stating the year in parentheses. Indicate what is being measured, such as vehicles, units or devices. You may include an indicator icon to indicate the change compared to the previous year; {{mono|to avoid confusion, place the indicator before the number. Please note that this is intended to depict the direction of change compared to the previous year, not the actual numerical change in value.

All income that the company receives from its normal business activities, usually from the sale of goods and services to customers in the most recent year and the year prior, indicating the years in parentheses. (Revenue is referred to as "turnover" in the United Kingdom.) Wikilink the currency unit and indicate country for common currency units like "dollar".

(or owners) Use this parameter to list ownership percentages for private companies owned by a few key individuals or to list ownership percentages for joint ventures, if applicable. Use this field for publicly traded companies only when the owner is a long-term strategic owner such as an affiliate or founding family, wikilinking if possible, and include the ownership percentage and a reference. List multiple owners in descending order of ownership percentage and use {{ubl}} to format the entries.

Total number of people employed by the company in the most recent year and the year prior, with the applicable years in parentheses. To separate thousands (e.g. 12,200; {{mono|5,200) please use a comma (,) instead of a full stop (.) per WP:MOSNUM.

Example:

{{Unbulleted list|class=nowrap|{{steady}} 127 (2011)|127 (2010)}}

num_employees_year

The year associated with the data presented by num_employees. Only appears (as a parenthesis appended to num_employees) if/when num_employees also supplied.

The primary functional or operational business divisions of a company, listed alphabetically. These divisions align with the internal organizational structure of the company and may or may not align with the company's legally incorporated subsidiaries. If there is more than one entry, use {{ubl}} to format the entries. If there are more than five divisions and the article body lists them or discusses them, consider linking to that part of the article rather than listing them in the infobox.

The primary legally incorporated subsidiaries owned by the company, listed alphabetically. Wikilink each subsidiary that has its own unique article. For publicly traded companies, a list of subsidiaries is disclosed in the company's annual report. If there is more than one entry, use {{ubl}} to format the entries. If there are more than five subsidiaries and the article body lists them or discusses them, consider linking to that part of the article rather than listing them in the infobox.

Top-level URL of the company's website, using the {{URL}} template. Do not include the leading www. unless the URL will not resolve without it.

Example:

{{URL|caterpillar.com}}

This parameter overrides the Wikidata link. (It is useful when a second infobox for something different is defined on a page.) In addition, the special value "hide" suppresses this field, even in presence of a Wikidata link. (It is useful for articles that have several infoboxes and do not want all of them show a Wikidata link ad nauseam, or if the site is serving malware.)

footnotes

Use to list citations that validate the data in the infobox or to note information about the terms, names and figures used.

You may include an indicator icon to indicate the change compared to the previous fiscal year; to avoid confusion, place the indicator before the number. Please note that this is intended to depict the direction of change compared to the previous year, not the actual numerical change in value.

There are different ways to record financial results that are in the millions or billions of dollars. Pick one and use it consistently in all parameters. If using billions, always wikilink the first occurrence as [[1,000,000,000|billions]], since "billion" has more than one meaning. Use &nbsp; to prevent wrapping between elements of the numbers, per MOS:JOBTITLES.

Do not express results as a decimal such as {{increase}} US$.963&nbsp;billion (2010). Instead choose a notation that will allow you to express all results for the period in whole numbers.

In this example use {{increase}} US$963&nbsp;million (2010) or {{increase}} US$963,000,000 (2010) and apply your choice to all the financial results consistently.

Intelligent Investor—Provides information on Australian companies that includes descriptions, announcements, financial data research and share price. To find a particular company, search the name of the company by clicking on the magnifying glass icon on the right side of the site. Company data is only available by signing up on the site for free.

Datamonitor—Provides free company profiles including descriptions, headquarter address, website address, employees, revenue and other financial data, industry categorization, and more. Additional data is available from purchasable company profiles.

Yahoo! Finance—Provides revenue [Revenue (ttm)], operating_income [Operating Cash Flow (ttm)] and net_income [Net Income Avl to Common (ttm)] data, plus various other information. Enter the ticker symbol or find company name, then click on the "Key Statistics" link in the left column. Yahoo! also operates websites in many locations worldwide, links to which are located at the bottom of the web page.

Many companies also provide annual financial reports as downloadable PDF files in the "investor relations" section of their website. Financial figures are typically found in the last half of an annual report.

The HTML mark-up produced by this template includes an hCard microformat that makes an organization's details readily parsable by computer programs. This aids tasks such as the cataloguing of articles and maintenance of databases. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please visit the Microformat WikiProject.

Use {{coord}} for coordinates associated with the organisation (e.g. the location of its headquarters). A Geo microformat will then make these coordinates parsable, e.g. for use in online mapping, downloading to a GPS unit, etc.

The full, legal name of the company, correctly reproducing punctuation and abbreviations or lack thereof. The full legal name of the company may be different from the common name used for the article title.

Default

(PAGENAME)

String

optional

Logo

logocompany_logo

The company's current, primary wordmark or logo. Use the logo of the entity that is the subject of the article; the logo used may be different from the logo used on consumer products, particularly if the article is about a parent company or holding company. Upload a wordmark/logo graphic using the organization logo upload form. Note: uploading trademarked corporate logos by other means or uploading corporate logos to Wikimedia Commons is likely to result in deletion of the logo.

Example

logo.png

String

optional

Logo size

logo_size

Optional display width of logo in pixels. If not specified, the size varies by user preferences.

Trade name, doing business as, d/b/a or fictitious business name under which a company presents itself to the public. This parameter is used only when the company has a legally registered trade name that is different from the company's full, legal name.

String

optional

Native name

native_name

The full, legal non-English name of the company as it appears in the company's home country language, correctly reproducing punctuation and abbreviations or lack thereof.

String

optional

Language of native name

native_name_lang

Sets the lang attribute for the native name, use two letter ISO 639‑1 codes like 'fr'.

String

optional

Romanized name

romanized_name

Native name in Latin script. Use only if the company is based in a non-English speaking country and it has no official rendering of native name in Latin script. If the official rendering of native name in Latin script exists, use the 'native_name' parameter instead and omit this non-Latin names entirely.

String

optional

Formerly called

former_nameformer_names

no description

Unknown

optional

Company type

typecompany_type

Type of company, wikilinked. Use the ownership parameter to list ownership percentages for private companies and joint ventures, if applicable.

Example

[[Public company|Public]] OR [[Privately held company|Private]]

Page

optional

Traded as

traded_as

The stock exchange and stock ticker symbols of publicly traded companies, using stock ticker templates. Information about the company's status as a component of a major index can also be added. If there is more than one entry, use {{Unbulleted list}} to format the entries. A list of available stock ticker symbol templates is available at [[Category:Ticker symbol templates]].

Genres of works published by the company, listed alphabetically and wikilinked. This parameter is used for publishing and media companies only. If this parameter is filled, consider using {{Infobox publisher}} instead, unless the company is notable for more than publishing. If the article subject is not a publishing or media company, delete this parameter from the article. If there is more than one entry, use {{Unbulleted list}} to format the entries.

The reason a company became defunct or the change type and the name of the acquiring or merging entity.

Example

Acquired by Cisco Systems, Inc. OR Bankrupted OR Dissolved OR Merged with Thompson Corporation

String

optional

Predecessor

predecessorpredecessors

The name(s) of any predecessor(s) of the company. If the article subject exists as the result of the merger of two or more legal entities, list the predecessors alphabetically, using {{Unbulleted list}} to format the entries.

Date and location of the company's founding (establishment). Use {{Start date and age}} for the date. Location may be in the format of [[City, State or Province]], Country, or simply [[City]], Country if a subnational unit is not conventionally given. Use the most-recognizable names in English; link only the lowest-level independent component of the location. Per WP:OVERLINK, do not wikilink the country. Per WP:Manual of Style (icons), do not use flag icons; flag icons place an unnecessary emphasis on nationality and can be misleading.

Example

{{Start date and age|1925|12|02}} in [[Malmö]], Sweden

String

optional

Founder

founderfounders

The sole entrepreneur who founded the company. Wikilink the name of the founder if possible. If there are multiple founders, use the "Founders" parameter instead.

Example

Thomas Oliver

String

optional

Date defunct

defunctdissolved

Date (at least year, more specific if known) that the company became defunct (publicly dissolved). Use {{End date}} for the date.

Example

{{End date|2000}} or {{End date|2000|06|30}}

String

optional

HQ location

hq_locationlocation

no description

String

optional

HQ location's city

hq_location_citylocation_city

Current city, or city and state/province, of the company's headquarters. Use the location's most-recognizable name in English; link only the lowest-level independent component of the location (if not already wikilinked in the "founded" parameter). May be in the format of [[City, State or Province]], or simply [[City]] if a subnational unit is not conventionally given. If this parameter is used, also populate "hq_location_country". Do not provide a street address, except in the rare case that the location, for example the corporate campus, is independently notable.

Example

[[Redmond, Washington]] OR [[Nuremberg]]

String

optional

HQ location's country

hq_location_country

Current country of the company's headquarters. Use its most-recognizable name in English, but do not wikilink the country per WP:OVERLINK. Do not use flag icons, per WP:Manual of Style (icons). If this parameter is used, also populate "hq_location_city".

Example

Germany

String

optional

Number of locations

num_locationslocations

Number of locations the company has physical properties, expressed as a number, followed by the property type, then the applicable year in parentheses.

Example

815 stores (2011)

String

optional

Number of locations year

num_locations_year

The year associated with the data presented by 'number of locations'.

Unknown

optional

Area served

area_servedareas_served

Geographic area(s) in which the company does business. Use the largest geographic area(s) that apply. If, for example, a company does business in every province in Canada, list Canada, do not list each province. Do not wikilink if it would be redundant with the linking in a previous parameter, such as foundation or location_country. If there is more than one entry, list them alphabetically and use {{Unbulleted list}} to format the entries.

Example

Worldwide OR North America OR [[New York metropolitan area]] OR {{Unbulleted list|[[Contiguous United States]]|[[Puerto Rico]]|[[United States Virgin Islands]]}}

String

optional

Key people

key_people

Up to four key individuals closely associated with the company. If there is more than one entry, use {{Unbulleted list}} to format the entries. List the figures in order of organizational role importance. Give job title(s) in parentheses (round brackets); these job titles are capitalized per WP:Manual of Style (capital letters) because they follow the name. If a founder is already listed in the founder parameter, do not list them again here as a founder; you may however list them along with their job title (Chairman, President, etc.) Generally list prominent, current executives within the company holding key positions such as chairman, chief executive officer, president, VP of design, etc., but do not list roles below chief officer level if they are not notable. Do include top executives even not individually notable, but do not wikilink them. Use popular names rather than formal names if the key figure has an existing Wikipedia article. It may be appropriate add, at the end, past executives who played an especially prominent role in the company's history. For defunct companies, list the most prominent former executives.

Any significant brand names / imprints / etc. used by the company that differ from its name. If more than one, list using {{hlist}}.

String

optional

Production

production

The number of units produced in the most recent year and the year prior, stating the year in parentheses. Indicate what is being measured, such as vehicles, units or devices. You may include an indicator icon to indicate the change compared to the previous year; to avoid confusion, place the indicator before the number. Please note that this is intended to depict the direction of change compared to the previous year, not the actual numerical change in value.

All income that the company receives from its normal business activities, usually from the sale of goods and services to customers in the most recent year and the year prior, indicating the years in parentheses. (Revenue is referred to as 'turnover' in the United Kingdom.) Wikilink the currency unit and indicate country for common currency units like dollar.

The company's total assets under management (AUM) in its most recent fiscal year and the year prior, with the applicable years in parentheses. This entry is used for financial services companies only. If the article subject is not a financial services company, delete this parameter from the article.

Use this parameter to list ownership percentages for private companies owned by a few key individuals or to list ownership percentages for joint ventures, if applicable. Do not use this field for publicly traded companies. List the owners alphabetically and use {{Unbulleted list}} to format the entries.

Total number of people employed by the company in the most recent year and the year prior, with the applicable years in parentheses. To separate thousands (e.g. 12,200; 5,200) please use a comma (,) instead of a full stop (.) per WP:MOSNUM.

Example

{{Unbulleted list|{{steady}} 127 (2011)|127 (2010)}}

String

optional

Number of employees year

num_employees_year

The year associated with the data presented by 'number of employees'.

Unknown

optional

Parent/holding company

parent

If the article's subject is a subsidiary of a holding company or parent company.

Example

in the case of Solar Turbines Incorporated: [[Caterpillar Inc.]]

String

optional

Divisions

divisions

The primary functional or operational business divisions of a company, listed alphabetically. These divisions align with the internal organizational structure of the company and may or may not align with the company's legally incorporated subsidiaries. If there is more than one entry, use {{Unbulleted list}} to format the entries. If there are more than five divisions and the article body lists them or discusses them, consider linking to that part of the article rather than listing them in the infobox.<br />Example, for a fictional telecom corporation:{{Unbulleted list|Business sales|Consumer sales|Information technologies|Network|Regulatory|Finance}}

String

optional

Subsidiaries

subsid

The primary, legally incorporated subsidiaries owned by the company, listed alphabetically. Wikilink each subsidiary that has its own unique article. For publicly traded companies, a list of subsidiaries is disclosed in the company's annual report. If there is more than one entry, use {{Unbulleted list}} to format the entries. If there are more than five subsidiaries and the article body lists them or discusses them, consider linking to that part of the article rather than listing them in the infobox.<br />Example, for Caterpillar Inc.: {{Unbulleted list|Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation|Caterpillar Marine Power Systems|[[Perkins Engines Co. Limited]]|[[Progress Rail Services Corporation]]}}

Credit rating from one or more of Moody's, Fitch, or S&P, for BANKS ONLY

Unknown

optional

website

website

This URL must be readable in print. Therefore, you should use '{{tl|URL}}' template like this: '{{URL|example.com}}'. Avoid using printer-hostile forms like '[http://www.example.com Example website]'. In absence of this parameter, infobox attempts to acquire the website link form Wikidata. This parameter overrides the Wikidata link. (It is useful when a second infobox for something different is defined on a page.) In addition, the special value 'hide' suppresses this field, even in presence of a Wikidata link. (It is useful for articles that have several infoboxes and do not want all of them show a Wikidata link ad nauseam.) Do not include the leading www. unless the URL will not resolve without it.<br />Examples: {{URL|caterpillar.com}}

String

optional

Footnotes

footnotes

Use to list citations that validate the data in the infobox or to note information about the terms, names and figures used in the infobox.